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Dawlish's famous mini golf course is set to reopen soon after being redeveloped as part of Devon County Council's extension of the Exe Estuary Trail cycle route. "The successful applicants plan to run the existing facility this summer by making some minor adjustments before investing in the site in the autumn/winter." Read more... ...

From 2018 this fleet of Class 802 Intercity Express Trains, which is being financed by Eversholt Rail, will connect London Paddington to Exeter, Plymouth, Penzance and many more communities. The Intercity Express Train is also designed to withstand the region's variable weather conditions, including routes along the Dawlish coast. These new trains harness Hitachi's Japanese bullet train ...

The trio came into the world earlier this week and take the total number of black swans swimming around Dawlish Water to ten. The flock are synonymous with the town and there are records of black swans being on the Brook in Dawlish in the early 1900s. Read more... http://www.devonlive.com/more-black-swans-born-in-dawlish/story-30475793-detail/story.html

A 'dangerous' mentally ill man attacked a mother as she tried to protect her children from him in a play park. Doctors at Langdon Hospital in Dawlish later discovered he was a paranoid schizophrenic who experienced 'sadistic and homicidal ideas'. Read more... ...

A man was pronounced dead at the scene after being hit by a freight train in Exeter today. A spokesperson for British Transport Police, who were called to the scene at 8.30am, said a freight train from Dawlish was involved and the man died at the scene despite the arrival of paramedics. Read more... ...

@Cassandra - not a lot i expect from the lack of police activity in enforcing the prohibition notices on the lawn. The prohibition of consuming alcohol, drugs is infringed on a daily/nightly basis plus the foul language and drunken boxing matches that take place on a regular basis, in full view of Dawlish residents and holiday makers.

re: monty's comment. The dawlish gazette and more especially the dawlish post are only there to show charity raising photos and other "good news". They have no backbone as regards stating an opionion about whats good for dawlish to ANY councilers or MPS probably because of potential loss of avdertising revenue. The "editor "only makes vague comments when it should be shouting fromthe rooftops ...